Company sees greener gun pastures in South Carolina

It was with great consternation that I read the article ‘Conn. gun maker celebrates move to gun friendly S.C.’ in the June 26 edition of Bluffton Today.

What are we thinking? We have state legislators who urge our lawmakers to ignore federal guidelines that would make it more difficult to purchase a firearm in S.C. We also have gun clubs that would raffle off an assault rifle. Now we extol the virtues of enticing a gun manufacturer (PTR Industries) to relocate to ‘GUN FRIENDLY’ S.C. so that PTR can sell its products here; products that are illegal in other states.

PTR’s products, semi-automatic assault-type rifles with 10+ round magazines, can no longer be sold in Conn (for one). Manufactured, yes; sold, no. The company’s CEO said, “God bless America where a company like ours is free to move to greener pastures.”

When will we start to see the consequences of and take responsibility for our actions? Allowing the sale of such weapons in S.C. is not good business and could lead to a deadly disaster in one of our educational institutions or shopping malls. I do not have issues with PTR Industries manufacturing rifles for sale to the military or law enforcement, but to be able to make them available to the general public by virtue of an antiquated 2nd amendment is not only short-sighted, but cold-hearted. I’m sorry that, in this instance, the greener pastures in S.C. will be spoiled by the presence of PTR.

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This is yet another anti-gun person making an anti-gun rant that doesn't make any sense.
It doesn't matter where this company manufactures these weapons, people of SC are free to purchase them because they are legal. If the company stayed in Conn, people of SC could still buy them. Instead, the company is moving their business to SC where they will employ people and pay SC taxes.

What this person (Doug) really wants is for SC to ban the sale of guns. A person like this will start out by saying they just want certain guns banned (like "assault-style weapons") and then they will build from there. Assault-style weapons are simply semi automatic rifles that fire 1 bullet at a time, just like any other rifle. But because they look mean, some people think that makes them more dangerous. Ridiculous, I know.

The answer is not to ban guns. Chicago and Washington DC have done that and it isn't exactly working out for them. Chicago had 74 people shot just over the 4th of July weekend alone (don't hear about that in the media).
How are those gun bans working out for them there.

I welcome PTR and the jobs they bring with them.
And I thank God for our 2nd amendment each and every day, and people like Doug Rogers can move to Chicago if he wants to live in a gun free zone.
Of course, he better buy a bullet proof vest first. ;)

One way to prevent gun crimes is to outlaw criminals using guns. Oh wait, we have already done that. Libs think all we have to do is pass a law and it will happen. We might save more lives if we outlaw obesity and cigarettes. We also might save more lives if we outlaw abortion on demand. I guess all those infant humans don't count that are dumped in a medical waste dump. But they don't vote or pay taxes so they don't count.